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Post by lclmopar426 on Jan 15, 2023 4:15:36 GMT -5
Has AZL ever done, or considered doing, a Coke Express car set? They are taller hopper cars designed to haul coke specifically. There are tons of videos on them online moving through the NE US, specifically Pittsburgh. I would be all over them if there was a production run to do a super long coke train and mix them in with the AZL already produced CSX coal cars.
Here is a video for reference along with some standard coal hoppers.
The labeled cars start passing around 1:23
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Post by zman on Jan 15, 2023 9:10:46 GMT -5
Neat idea but how many individuals would be interested?
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Post by lclmopar426 on Jan 15, 2023 11:31:58 GMT -5
Good question. It would be neat if there was some kind of polling for items (or is there?)
I'd imagine since they run from Pittsburgh to Chicago and everywhere in between, there's some interest by people that do coal drags in the NE.
It's definitely not Big Boy or a Santa Fe F7 levels of popular, but it's not a military flatcar either
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Post by Kez on Jan 15, 2023 14:35:28 GMT -5
This looks like a perfect candidate for Uncle Will (Full Throttle). I believe these are his (or Pennzee's) prototypes?
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Post by cwrr on Jan 15, 2023 20:46:01 GMT -5
We see solid GATX coke trains as well in the Northwest States. All black cars with a red panel. Those would be good to see too!
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Post by shamoo737 on Jan 16, 2023 6:27:21 GMT -5
Gerd makes a car just like that, but they are not cheap.
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Post by lclmopar426 on Jan 16, 2023 17:48:53 GMT -5
Gerd makes a car just like that, but they are not cheap. Would you happen to have a link to them? |
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Post by shamoo737 on Jan 16, 2023 19:48:33 GMT -5
Is this the car.
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Post by shamoo737 on Jan 16, 2023 19:52:23 GMT -5
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Post by lclmopar426 on Jan 17, 2023 8:07:58 GMT -5
Thats the one. Some have coke express on them, some don't. Easy enough to create a stencil and have a go at adding it. What does he usually ask per model? |
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Post by shamoo737 on Jan 17, 2023 9:55:53 GMT -5
I bought it long time ago, so I doubt it’s the same. They are custom build , so I guess at $150
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